David Fincher reportedly wants the teaser poster for The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo to be a topless image of star Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the director has designed black and white artwork featuring a tattooed Mara naked from the waist up. However, Fincher is said to be aware that studio bosses at Sony are unlikely to approve the poster for promotional use.

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Fincher also revealed that Mara "disappeared" to prepare for the role, getting piercings and tattoos to match Stieg Larsson's bisexual Swedish hacker.

"We got her an apartment in Stockholm and she kind of disappeared," he said. "She learned how to ride a motorcycle and got all of her piercings and tattoos. Also, I asked her to learn how to skateboard because you need to stand like a 13-year-old boy. I said, 'I don't want you to stand like a girl'."